sexualize
[sek-shoo-uh-lahyz or, esp. British, seks-yoo-]
See more synonyms for sexualize on Thesaurus.comverb (used with object), sex·u·al·ized, sex·u·al·iz·ing.- to render sexual; endow with sexual characteristics.
Also especially British, sex·u·al·ise.
Origin of sexualize
First recorded in
1830–40; sexual +
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Related Words for desexualize
sterilize,
spay,
mutilate,
castrate,
decontaminate,
neuter,
disinfect,
sanitize,
pasteurize,
fix,
change,
doctor,
unsex,
geld,
dress,
alter,
desexualize,
emasculate,
purify,
incapacitate
British Dictionary definitions for desexualize- (tr) to deprive of sexual characteristics by the surgical removal of the testicles or ovaries; castrate or spayOften shortened to: desex (diːˈsɛks)
- to make or become sexual or sexually aware
- to give or acquire sexual associations
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Word Origin and History for desexualizev.1839, from sexual + -ize. Related: Sexualized; sexualizing.
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